Message to coach Capel & his brother

[T-Dog]

In case anyone was wondering, Capel now works with the ACC Digital Network as a basketball analyst.

[Appsolutely]

In case anyone was wondering, Capel now works with the ACC Digital Network as a basketball analyst.

I got a digit he can analyze; it's between my index and ring fingers.

The losses were one thing; the inattention to his players' academics is inexcusable.

[AppinVA]

In case anyone was wondering, Capel now works with the ACC Digital Network as a basketball analyst.

I got a digit he can analyze; it's between my index and ring fingers.

The losses were one thing; the inattention to his players' academics is inexcusable.

[scatman77]

I've chimed in once or twice about the unc-cheat thing, but the AppGrad1 thing now leads me to include uncch, the Duggars, and Kardashians into the "why are they relevant?" group.

As the late, comical, and ever-so-insightful Lewis Grizzard said once when describing football from up north: "it's like two mules fighting over a turnip; who cares?"

[AppinATL]

In case anyone was wondering, Capel now works with the ACC Digital Network as a basketball analyst.

And that's probably where he belongs. He was a well spoken fellow who talked a good game. Maybe he's found his calling and I wish him well. That unfortunate chapter is closed and I look forward to getting up there Sunday to support our team and our damn fine new coach!

[proasu89]

That's what he was doing when Fuzz hired him.

[dubs21]

He was just as bad at calling games, for ACC network before he got into coaching, as he was at coaching.

[NYStateofMind]

I've always thought that the hire of Capel was really never fair to the school or him. He had 1 year as an assistant, and it wasn't even as a top assistant. It probably set his career as a coach back a decade or may have torpedo'ed it permanently. I don't blame him from taking it (I don't think there is anyone among us that would have turned down the sweetheart of an offer that he got), but I do blame our administration at the time of letting a donor(s) make a decision for you, just in search of a "name" splash hire. I don't wish him any ill will at this point and, in fairness, I hope he gets another chance, but he obviously either did not look at recruits academics or didn't run a tight ship. Just wish it hadn't happened to us. I think we have the right guy now, but we need to remember to give him time and if we start to suffer this season or next, I hope no one starts calling for Fox's head.

The guy was a Tar Heel. Here's how things work at UNC: You draw All-American, top 100 talent every year; your players are mostly illiterate, but that doesn't matter because fake classes and phony grades won't hurt APR; you put your 5 best players on the court and have no need to really coach them; those players play for a year or two and leave for the NBA, so you recruit more All-Americans to replace them; and you're a top 25 team every year.

That formula doesn't work in the mid-majors. You have to recruit smart kids who can shoot and you have to coach them. You have to teach set plays and scenarios. Most of all you have to recruit real student athletes who won't flunk their classes, because kids have to be actual college students at mid-majors.

This is why Capel failed at every aspect of coaching. I would suspect similar failures from UNC products who jump into a mid-major head coaching role.

Wes Miller is doing OK at UNCG.

I'm assuming you are joking. He sucks as well and is about 20 games from being fired. He's so bad, that the hire might get the AD fired as well.

[AppGrad1]

Appgrad, the only time you post is to discuss UNCCH, welcome to the ignore list.

Great thread, I agree it wasn't fair for Capel to be handed a job he wasn't qualified for, but Jeff's comments were ignorant.

You are wrong. I post on other threads but don't let the facts get in your way.

[AppGrad1]

Aaaaaaand, AppGrad1 quickly coming to the Baby blue rescue of his beloved Tar Heels. Good Lord man give it a rest. You are on an App State message board, we don't need you to rescue them each time someone says something about your heels. The heels will get bashed here just like any other team not named Appalachian State. There are plenty of other Chapel Hell message boards to feel good about supporting them. Do us a favor and let it go.

I don't start the Tar Heel threads. I only replied to someone who tried to claim facts when obviously they were not true. Only anger.
I'm a App season ticket holder and only went to one UNC football game in my life and that was when I was younger. I posted this a number of times and still catch havoc.
I've pulled for UNC since I was a child when Jim Thacker announced the games and it was about the only games on TV. I fell in love with the ASU campus when I visited and decided to go there. I even bought a vacation home in the area.
I'll pull for App first and UNC second. No matter what...